Utah could become the 16th state in the nation to prohibit use of the controversial and widely discredited therapy on minors, a potentially lifesaving change, the bill’s supporters say. Conversion therapy, also called reparative therapy, can cause emotional and psychological trauma to LGBTQ youths, who are already at a greater risk of suicide, advocates say.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into the Trump administration’s Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta over his role in the controversial sweetheart deal handed out to billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein was originally accused of trafficking over 40 underage girls–and molesting in excess of 100–while often forcing them to have sex with powerful men rumored to be high-profile players in both of America’s major political parties.....

He ain't my choice, but the responses here are deja vu of Hillary will win, Trump won't run, he won't become the Republican nominee, he won't win, he won't last his first year, etc, etc. I think DL needs to come to grips that when it comes to politics, DL is usually very, very wrong. Bernie is most likely going to win the nomination. The shooting down of anyone who brings up that likelihood needs to stop. I hate his cult, too, but it's time to deal with reality. I'm not saying anyone should vote for him, but let's not have a repeat of 2016 where anyone who said that Hillary may not win, or Trump stands a chance, is told to shut up or is a troll.

Adam Rippon is retiring from competitive figure skating, confirming spring comments that his career was likely over.

The 29-year-old Rippon last competed at the Olympics, placing 10th in PyeongChang and earning a team-event bronze medal.

Rippon summarized his career in a note to his younger self, according to CBS News, which reported his retirement Monday morning.

He mentioned failing to make the 2014 Olympic team by placing eighth at nationals, deciding to continue skating, coming out in October 2015, winning the U.S. title in January 2016 and becoming the oldest U.S. Olympic rookie singles skater in 82 years, one year after breaking his foot.

“You will look in the mirror, and you will see someone you like,” Rippon wrote, according to the report. “You will look in the mirror and finally see a winner looking back at you. Now go out and conquer the world.”

Rippon said in June that he had “a lot of opportunities” to explore outside of skating. He’s currently a judge on “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors,” after beating Tonya Harding in May to become the sixth Olympian to win “Dancing with the Stars.”

“I’m always going to stay involved in skating,” Rippon said in June. “It’s always going to be a part of me. It’s a part of who I am for the past 20 years. It’s impossible to leave that.”

There's Brandon Flower who is gorgeous, but he is like 37; hardly anyone younger than him could be described as gorgeous. Even like the 1 direction boys aren't really gorgeous looking. Maybe there never was any really good looking guys in music.

Last week, on the popular radio show “The Breakfast Club,” Senator Kamala Harris of California agreed with a host’s suggestion that government reparations for black Americans were necessary to address the legacies of slavery and discrimination. Ms. Harris later affirmed that support in a statement to The New York Times.

“We have to be honest that people in this country do not start from the same place or have access to the same opportunities,” she said. “I’m serious about taking an approach that would change policies and structures and make real investments in black communities.”

Ms. Warren also said she supported reparations for black Americans impacted by slavery — a policy that experts say could cost several trillion dollars, and one that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and many top Democrats have not supported.

The Warren campaign declined to give further details on that backing, but it came amid her calls for the federal government to provide special home-buying assistance to residents of communities that were adversely affected by “redlining,” the discriminatory practice of denying mortgages, usually in poor and nonwhite areas. She also announced a sweeping universal child-care proposal that could strongly benefit minority communities that often have limited early childhood services.

A charismatic performer and enigmatic person. He was born to a stable middle-class family in the dreary London suburb of Dartford before handily passing exams and coasting to the London School of Economics. However, fate had other plans, when he spotted old childhood chum Keith Richards on the Dartford train platform with R&B records under his arm. The two struck up a conversation, and the rest is history!

The original of the big time, big money soaps. They had the greatest opening of all the soaps. The Ewings were wealthy, yet they dressed and lived fairly middle class lives, at least in the beginning. Sue Ellen was amazing, both drunk and sober. Miss Ellie was the mother everyone wished they had, except that season where she morphed into Donna Reed. JR's legacy continues to be felt in TV today, since he was the first real anti-hero to become the popular star of a show, now they are everywhere. Share your love and memories of one of the GREATEST shows ever.

You can now stream the show, for free, on the Amazon Prime app, even if you are not a member, on the imdb freedive channel.

[Quote] Isn’t It Romantic star Rebel Wilson is opening up about how she’s looking for love again—but says it isn’t all that easy finding it in Los Angeles.

“L.A. is a bit of a challenge,” the Australian actress and romantic comedy star, 39 admits. “I remember when we shot Pitch Perfect 3 in Atlanta. Boy, was I popular there! I should move to a city like Atlanta. I was considered a 10 there.” She adds, “Not to say the people in Atlanta aren’t good looking. But Hollywood’s beauty standards are very unrealistic.”

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has officially been booted off the advisory board of a prominent LGBTQ organization after making comments deemed "transphobic" about trans athletes.

As we previously reported, the 62-year-old wrote a strongly-worded op-ed about why trans athletes physiologically born as men should NOT be able to compete against women.

Martina said it's "insane" and "cheating" and says people born with male physiology have a dramatic physical advantage over cisgender women.

Now, the LGBTQ non-profit Athlete Ally has announced it has removed Navratilova from the group's advisory board Tuesday -- and blasted Martina in a statement.

"Martina Navratilova’s recent comments on trans athletes are transphobic, based on a false understanding of science and data, and perpetuate dangerous myths that lead to the ongoing targeting of trans people through discriminatory laws, hateful stereotypes and disproportionate violence."

"As an organization dedicated to addressing root causes of homophobia and transphobia in and through sport, we will only affiliate with those committed to the same goal, and not those who further misinformation or discrimination in any way."

"Given this, Navratilova has been removed from our Advisory Board and as an Athlete Ally Ambassador, effective immediately."

Teresa, Melissa, Dolores and Margaret are back. Siggy is gone. Jacqueline and Caroline are not back either. 2 new full-time housewives join the cast. Danielle wasn't shown in this trailer but I heard a rumor she appears later in the season?

Anyway Teresa and Melissa are back to fighting and cursing at each other. There's some type of physical altercation towards the end of the trailer

Written by Heather Mitchell, The Lost Boys is set in sunny seaside Santa Carla, home to a beautiful boardwalk, all the cotton candy you can eat…and a secret underworld of vampires. After the sudden death of their father, brothers Michael (Posey) and Sam Emerson (O’Brien) move to Santa Carla with their mother, Lucy (Lauren Sanchez), who hopes to start anew in the town where she grew up. But the brothers soon find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper into the seductive world of Santa Carla’s eternally beautiful and youthful undead…

Michael and Lucy were played by Jason Patric and Dianne Wiest, respectively, in the 1987 original. Still mourning the death of her husband, Lucy is forced to move back home to Santa Carla — something she’s dreaded since causing a town scandal 27 years ago, when she ditched her boyfriend to run off with another man.

Tyler Posey’s plan to attend Columbia Medical school is thrown off by the diagnosis that he shares the same genetic weakness that killed his father. The only thing that consoles him is the friendship he strikes up with Star, a young woman who runs a concession stand on the Santa Carla boardwalk.

Star, carefree and Californian, has an immediate spark with Michael, but she’s not single: Her boyfriend is the sexy, dangerous and immortal vampire David, who is sometimes scary and always intense. The leader of a vampire gang, he’s wildly in love with Star, who’s the only one who can control him.

Executive produced by Rob Thomas, this marks the second lead role in a TV series based on a popular supernatural movie for Posey, who starred as Scott McCall on MTV’s Teen Wolf. He recently starred in the Blumhouse/Universal thriller Truth or Dare opposite Lucy Hale and will be seen in the upcoming Apocalypse Now reboot from Gregg Araki and Steven Soderbergh. Tyler is repped by Gersh, 3 Arts Entertainment and Leslie B. Abell.

RALEIGH, North Carolina — The North Carolina Board of Election on Thursday ordered a new election in the 9th Congressional District after allegations of illegal activity in the handling of mail-in ballots.

The five-member board's unanimous action came after several days of hearings into Republican ballot-collecting practices last November and after the GOP candidate, Mark Harris, for the first time said there should be a new election because the public had lost confidence in the results. Harris had narrowly topped Democrat Dan McCready, according to unofficial results.

A college student from Alabama joined ISIS. Now she wants to come back to the US, and Trump is blocking her return.

Her father just sued the Trump administration.

I am honestly conflicted about this story. Even assuming she is a US citizen, by joining ISIS and calling for the death of Americans, didn't she in effect revoke her US citizenship? On the other, ISIS is a terrible organization and maybe we should help her.

I know this is sad, and most of you here at DL will cringe, but I have a huge fetish for guys in thongs.

The most erotic experience of my young gay life happened when I was 12 or 13 at a beach near where I grew up. I don't even remember who I was with, but I remember finding a young straight couple (no more than about 30) sunbathing on one of the dunes. It was only when they started packing up to leave that the guy stood up and (briefly) revealed that he was wearing a tiny black swim thong, before putting on a pair of shorts. Why this had such an impact on me I don't know - the guy was toned, but not especially muscly, had a firm ass, but was only moderately handsome.

Ever since then I always hope I'll spot a guy in a thong whenever I go to the beach or go swimming (though obviously I almost never do), and I've always asked every guy I've been in a relationship with to wear one for me (touch wood no-one's refused yet.) I'm not into wearing them myself funnily enough.

I want to hear all about your experiences finding of dudes in thongs at the beach. Even better with photos!

54-year old to 60-year old plus. What's your excuse? Hit the gym and kill the carbs! A LOT of physical changes can be made in as short as 12 weeks! But, it will take dedication, discipline, and HARD WORK!

This thread is for us'n "Elder gays". Let the gaylings go out and play in the sand box. Or, on their cell phones...

Anyway, this is a thread of inspiration for us older guys to make improvements on ourselves. Maybe, it's losing weight, becoming more social, or something as simple as a haircut! You would be surprised how much a good haircut, (and appropriate color), can improve one's well-being!

Post your images of inspiration! It would be great if you can post the ages of the guys, if you know them. Ask your questions, for example; Testosterone! Talk about Fashion and skincare, etc! SUMMERS COMING and you CAN be a whole new you! Let's hit it!

Let’s discuss about former womanizer now possibly fucking Shawn Mendes, who changed the booze for kombucha, Instagram show host and general dork, John Mayer. Oh and I heard he’s good with a guitar too...

social to sexual, feel free to message me. sexually- turned on by olde, beefy, burly, hairy, bears, chubs, and daddies. Vanilla to Wild-I like exploring a range of partner pleasing activities. Preference for bottom spoon, giving oral satisfaction, and fellas that rim well. Groups, circle jerks are a plus. All guys welcomed no lifestyle or racial hang-ups. Friends and fellowship are appreciated- love to chat, go to shows, walking the city, Shoot me a line and let's see where we can find common gtound

Why did it get canceled? Was it transphobic? Was it homophobic? Look at the daughter’s disgusted reaction to the guy filling out the dress better than her mother. And then the guy’s visceral reaction to getting hit on by another man.

A nearly 50-year-old ‘Playboy’ interview with John Wayne has unearthed gross and shocking details about the legendary actor, including that he supports white supremacy and homophobia. Read the full 1971 interview here.

Warren told The New York Times that she “supported reparations for black Americans impacted by slavery,” but her campaign did not provide details of the plan. In an interview published Thursday, Warren called for “systemic, structural changes” to address the issue:

“We must confront the dark history of slavery and government-sanctioned discrimination in this country that has had many consequences, including undermining the ability of black families to build wealth in America for generations,” Ms. Warren told The Times. “We need systemic, structural changes to address that.”

One Warren policy that seeks to address that is a housing bill that uses federal funds to address inequities between black families and white families.

In a radio interview on New York-based syndicated show The Breakfast Club last week, Harris was asked about reparations as well. She discussed the history of slavery and segregation in America, and said, “So you’ve got to recognize back to that earlier point people aren’t starting out on the same base in terms of their ability to succeed, and so we’ve got to recognize that and give people a lift up, and there are a number of ways to do it.”

Asked by host Charlamagne Tha God “You are for some type of reparations?”, Harris replied “Yes I am.”

Recently-announced 2020 candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) came out against reparations in 2016, saying that “the likelihood of getting through a Congress is nil,” and that “it would be very divisive.”

At the time, Hillary Clinton‘s campaign attacked Sanders over the issue, although Clinton herself had not directly expressed support for reparations, either.

Alexandria Ocasion-Cortez compared President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall to the Berlin Wall during a livestream for her supporters on Friday, complaining about the level of public scrutiny her celebrity has generated.

'No matter how you feel about the wall, I think it’s a moral abomination,' the 29-year-old New York Democrat said. 'I think it’s like the Berlin Wall.'

The Berlin Wall stood from 1961 to 1989 as a Soviet-manded barrier between East and West Berlin, and came to symbolize the Cold War 'Iron Curtain' that separated communist Eastern European countries from the democratic West.

Its purpose was to keep people in East Berlin, the city's communist sector, from fleeing to West Berlin.

In another segment of her Friday livestream, which appeared Monday on several conservative websites, she said her newfound fame as a socialist standard-bearer can be uncomfortable.

'Here in DC it’s like, so weird,' she said. 'It's like everybody is like, a spy. Like, it’s so bizarre.'

'It's like – you could go out to get a coffee and the person that's, like, sitting at a table in the corner of the restaurant is like, you know, like –'

Wearing a plain gray sweatshirt, eyeglasses and a smartwatch, Ocasio-Cortez drew her arms close to her chest to mimic someone secretly typing.

'Then they go and, like, they text all of their friends that they saw so-and-so at this cafe and it's like, triangulation.

And it’s super weird,' she added. 'It's just, like, super weird.'

She compared her political fame wandering Capitol Hill or Washington's intimate Navy Yard neighborhood to the scale of New York City, saying it's harder to blend in with the D.C. crowd.

'New York is really interesting,' she said, 'because there's a lot of anonymity out in public.'

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Like, I don't think she , like, paid much attention in, like history class.

It is the stroke of midnight in Australia and time to tuck into a good book.

Please discuss the books and similar media you read this year.

I received 2 books by Irish authors from an online Secret Santa for books, CITY OF BOHANE by Kevin Barry and ALL WE SHALL KNOW by Donal Ryan, so I am pretty excited. And I received Yotam Ottolenghi’s SIMPLE and Jamie Oliver’s FIVE INGREDIENTS, so basic and tasty meals are on the menu. I was also given the December New Yorker issues by my neighbour.

In early 2018 I read THE CATCHER IN THE RYE out loud to my invalid father. We both howled with laughter at the story and read Holden as a portrait of a drifting, grieving teen who can’t make a connection due to his youth, so I definitely think there is value to reading it for the first time as an adult. We up to the Phoebe visit when he passed away. I hope I will be able to finish it this year in my dad’s honour.

If she does, I don't know why she keeps it a secret. Every third queen on her show spills her guys out about every dark terrible secret they have, yet Ru runs around like she has s blessed life. Except for that painfully thin frame. Hmmmmm....

I usually don't invest in the lives of celebrities as I don't know them personally nor do their lives and actions affect me in any way. That said - I truly hate Kelly Osbourne. She is a talentless, judgmental, sanctimonious, entitled, poorly dressrd brat. She is a complete waste of space in my opinion. Are there any celebrities you have an unexplained automatic hatred for?

I personally thought it was wonderful when I saw it a few years ago for the first time, and I was hesitant to see it cause I’m always skeptical of films starring Liz Taylor (I find her voice so off putting.). I personally liked this film a lot, especially Kate Hepburn’s hysterics.

Kate’s style was perfect for the dramatics of this movie, and Liz actually tried to act in this! I actually liked her a lot in this. I loved the “cut her brain out” scene and the scene where Liz breaks down. Her screams gave me chills while watching.

All of his short-lived success was based on his Max Headroom image and his hair, and people made memes and swooned and he sold tee shirts and throw pillows and all kinds of shit with his face on them.

Then practically overnight he got ugly. He bought some donkey teeth and his head turned into an Easter Island monolith.

I think he knows how ugly he is now. Everything he did used to be accompanied by pictures of himself and narcissistic comments. Now his face is only on about 1/10 of his IG posts.

I think the awful fake teeth did something to fuck up the structure of the lowe half of his face. He looks positively deformed even with his mouth closed.

It’s funny, too, that he was so self-conscious about his Very English Teeth but not so self-conscious that he didn’t show them when he smiled. He must have paid tens of thousands to replace them with the donkey teeth, and now he only smiles with his mouth closed.

Vandals have set fire to a statue of a World War II veteran they mistook for Confederate Army Commander Robert E. Lee.

On Friday morning museum workers were stunned to find a marble statue dedicated to U.S. Army Airborne founder Major General William C. Lee singed black and badly burned after vandals set it alight on Thursday February 14.

The statue is erected at the front of the William C. Lee Airborne Museum in Dunn, North Carolina.

Employees believe the statue was targeted by people who mistook the statue for the famed Confederate leader who shares the same last name, but no other connection.

'This is not a Civil War museum. This is General William C. Lee from United States Army Airborne from World War II, so I was hurt and surprised that somebody would actually do this,' museum curator Mark Johnson said to WNCN.

He was shocked that his museum would be affected in the controversy over Confederate monuments boiling in the South, resulting in protests, toppled statues, and vandalism.

'This is a hometown grown boy here that turned out to be an international hero of World War II, so to come and try to destroy his statue is just an insult to everybody,' Johnson said.

Police say the culprits doused the statue is some kind of flammable liquid and set it on fire around 11pm on Thursday February 14.

The United States owes so much to our military forces and all five military branches are what has kept this country safe and free for all these years. The U.S. Army Airborne soldier is highly respected world wide. Then comes along some jerk punk (s) and he tries to burn the statue of WWII Major General William C. Lee....the Father of the United States Airborne Army,' the post said.

'The local fire department put out the flames but the damage is done. It scorched the statue mostly on the left side. You can see the burn marks in the marble where the jerk placed the remainder of the fuel container on the platform,' they added.

The museum is reviewing local security surveillance video to find the culprit.

He and the museum have contacted a local stone mason to repair the damage to the statue.

'He’s gonna come over and try to steam clean it and use a special chemical to try to get that into the pores in the marble. We hope it will clean up, there’s minimal damage to the base, so we hope it will all come out but it will take a lot of work,' he added, speculating the repairs will cost several hundred dollars.

The Dunn Police Department are investigating the incident and there is a $1,000 reward for any information that could lead to arrests.

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The SJW army apparently doesn't have an intelligence unit.; or intelligence even without a unit

Let's continue our discussion on talented Canadian twink, Connor Jessup, now apparently dating another twink Miles Heizer. You know Connor from Falling Skies, American Crime and Closet Monster, and he will soon star in the Netflix series, Locke and Key. So, now that Connor is putting his boy kissing skills to good use in real life, when will the boys come out officially? Can Connor still be the next Matt Damon? Will Miles buy him a zoo?

In male gay culture, a bear is often a larger, hairier man who projects an image of rugged masculinity. Bears are one of many LGBT communities with events, codes, and a culture-specific identity. However, in San Francisco in the 1970s any hairy man of whatever shape was referred to as a 'bear' until the term was appropriated by larger men and other words had to be found to describe hairy other-shaped men such as otter (slim) or wolf (medium-build).

Jack Fritscher notes that bears celebrate "secondary sexual characteristics of the male: facial hair, body hair, proportional size, baldness". Over the years, bear culture has subdivided itself. Many claim discrimination has increased within the bear community, as some men who self-identify as "bears" or "musclebears" do not welcome higher-bodyfat men (see chub) at their events. A common criticism of the bear community is that some self-described bears tend to exclude men who do not fit their standards of a "real bear". Fat (or lack of it) is seen by some as a political issue, some of whom see their overweight condition as a form of self-acceptance. Some also note a lack of racial diversity in the bear community, perceiving hirsuteness to be a standard of physical attractiveness that genetically favors white men aesthetically, socially and sexually among bears.

"One woman has died and 28 people have suffered food poisoning after eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia.

The 46-year-old woman, who has not been named, became ill after having a meal at the Riff restaurant with her husband and son. She died in the early hours of Sunday. Her husband and son are recovering.

Health authorities in the city have so far tracked down 75 people who ate at Riff between 13 and 16 February, and have confirmed a total of 29 cases of food poisoning.

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It said food safety officers had visited the restaurant on 18 February and had failed to find any obvious explanation for the poisonings.

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Bernd H Knöller, the head chef and owner of Riff, offered his deepest condolences and said he was collaborating with the regional health authorities to determine exactly what had happened.

“I’ve taken the decision to close the restaurant until we know the precise causes and can reopen with the necessary guarantees for the safety of both staff and customers,” Knöller said. The chef added that preliminary inspections had found that the restaurant had complied with the necessary health regulations.

Riff, which has one Michelin star, is described by the guide as offering “innovative cuisine … based around the highest quality, seasonal, local products to create successful culinary combinations and interesting set menus”."

I may be dead in a year or so, either by natural causes or otherwise. I have a net worth of about $1M. I don't have a will or any named beneficiaries on my life insurance or retirement accounts. I have no offspring, just my beloved cat. I do have several siblings, some of whom need to get their shit together and figure out how to make something of their lives without handouts. My employer is pressuring me to set up named beneficiaries. I am in a quandry.....

When Lisa Borders announced her resignation this week as the inaugural chief executive of Time’s Up, she cited a need “to address family concerns that require my singular focus.”

Borders, 61, did not explain the circumstances behind her abrupt exit, which came after just four months on the job. But the Los Angeles Times has learned that Borders suddenly found herself at odds with the core mission of Time’s Up because of a desire to stand by a man — her son — facing allegations of sexual misconduct.

Borders stepped down four days after a 31-year-old Santa Monica woman alleged, in a Facebook post, that Borders’ 36-year-old son had been sexually inappropriate with her. People familiar with the situation who were not authorized to comment said Borders quickly brought the allegations to the attention of the Time’s Up board. The group and Borders, these people said, soon recognized that she was in an untenable position.

Celia Gellert told The Times that Borders’ son, a photographer, podcast host and life coach named Garry “Dijon” Bowden Jr., offered her a “healing session.” She said she was surprised and felt “violated” when, she alleged, he touched her genitalia, kissed her neck and brushed his erect but clothed penis against her body during the session.

An attorney for Bowden, Alan Jackson, disputed Gellert’s account, saying that Bowden was giving a healing massage that Gellert had requested. He showed The Times a text exchange in which Gellert thanked Bowden afterward, calling the massage “gentle and authentic and loving.”

“My client vehemently denies that any inappropriate or nonconsensual touching occurred at any time,” Jackson said.

Gellert went public with her experience on Facebook “because I don’t want it to happen to anyone else,” she said. “And I want to be strong and stand my ground and speak my truth.”

JERSEY, CI: The critically endangered specimens of Jersey Zoo (formerly Durrell Wildlife Park) agreed to continue their business relationship with The Garcia Companies after a No Confidence vote tabled by the opposition party lemurs failed to win a majority in the House of Mammals. The challenge to TGC’s leadership was brought about by the breakdown of negotiations with officials on the Continent (Moët Hennessy in particular) for future sponsorship and branding opportunities. In the Ringling Wallaby’s speech to the House, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the fault of talk breakdown shouldn’t lie with management, because what champagne distributor would want a brand ambassador whose idea of a good time is this (pictured.)

Michele Lee divorced her real-life husband James Farentino during the show's early days. In the scene where her character, Karen Fairgate, took off her wedding ring at her husband Sid's grave, she was actually taking off her real wedding ring from her marriage to Farentino for the last time, in order to make the scene appear more real.

Joan Van Ark and Ted Shackelford were cast as a couple as a result of appearing together in an episode of Wonder Woman.

Donna Mills once claimed that she did all her own make-up for her character Abby Ewing.

The movie grossed 464 million dollars at the box office in 1990. When adjusted for inflation, it's approximately 920 million today which is absolutely nuts for a romantic comedy. And it's an R-rated movie. My God !! What was happening then ?

I have two and they're painful! Prep H, wipes and other over the counter stuff only helps temporarily. Is there a chance they'll go away on their own or do you need surgery to get rid of them permanently?

1. Shirley Temple was such a talented child actor that there was a rumor she was actually a dwarf, so the Vatican literally sent someone to investigate.

2. Eartha Kitt had a threesome with James Dean and Paul Newman.

3. A month before dying in a car accident from reckless driving, James Dean filmed a PSA urging young people to not speed and race on the highway.

4. Clara Blandick, who played Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz, suffered from arthritis that was so painful she committed suicide at the age of 85.

5. Lucille Ball was told by drama and acting teachers that she didn't have enough talent to make it and should just "give up."

6. Hedy Lamarr helped develop a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes in the beginning of World War II. This technology basically led to the inventions of Bluetooth, GPS, and Wi-Fi.

7. Audrey Hepburn survived starvation during the German invasion of Holland in World War II by eating tulip bulbs.

8. Rock Hudson had affairs with both of his Giant co-stars: Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean.

9. Rita Moreno had an on-and-off affair with Marlon Brando for eight years, and she later dated Elvis Presley, just to make Brando jealous.

10. Joan Crawford became a recluse toward the end of her life after seeing unflattering photos of herself and fellow actor Rosalind Russell at a party.

11. Lana Turner's abusive boyfriend was stabbed to death by her 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl Crane.

12. Bobby Driscoll, the voice and model of Disney's Peter Pan, died penniless, unclaimed, and unidentified in an abandoned apartment building at the age of 31.

13. Elizabeth Taylor saved Montgomery Clift's life after he was in a car accident and began choking on two of his own teeth that were lodged in his throat.

14. Katharine Hepburn was the maid of honor at Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier's wedding.

15. Greta Garbo was Adolf Hitler's favorite actress, and he'd often send her letters and invite her to visit him in Germany.

16. Garbo also revealed to close friends that she would have killed Hitler if she had the chance: "If the war hadn't started when it did, I would have gone, and I would have taken a gun out of my purse and shot him."

17. And Audrey Hepburn sat next to Marlon Brando at a lunch event in 1955. She introduced herself, but he didn't say a single word to her. She went her whole life thinking he despised her. Forty years later, she was in the hospital and received a letter from Brando that revealed he was actually just awestruck.

Lots of new and varied contributions lately, including In-Store Playlists from Banana Republic!

As you may know, I worked at Gap from 1992 to 2006 and collected the paper playlists that came with the CDs/tapes that played in the stores every month. I lost most of my copies of the Gap In-Store Playlists in 2006 but in recent years I have been fortunate enough to have recovered dozens of those playlists from others who also used to work at Gap and saved the playlists themselves.

Most of these contributors have been alerted to my efforts thanks to my threads here at DataLounge. I'm so very grateful to them as well as the DL!

Just this weekend, I've received my very first Gap In-Store Playlist from 2006! Even more interesting: I've received two In-Store Playlists from 2001 for Banana Republic!

I've had many, many requests for Banana Republic and Old Navy In-Store Playlists along with Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap. So, the blog now houses all Gap, Inc. brands, and I will post any that I get.

Thanks for all of the help, friends here at the DL! And thanks for the kinds words and suggestions, you know who you are!

If you worked at at Any Gap, Inc. store and saved the paper playlists that came with each month's CD/tape, please contact me at the email address on the blog:

[quote] California’s population before the 1849 Gold Rush was 90% male[...]As a result, [bold]groups of men would form homes together and some men would do housework previously left to women like cooking, cleaning and laundry. Sometimes these men would also share beds and form partnerships known as “bachelor marriages.[/bold]

Hello to all the vile and awful people who frequent The DL and who take joy in hurting others! I have questions for you.

Years ago, someone hurt my feelings terribly at work by comparing me, for no reason, to a hideous animal. I cried, despite the ridiculousness of being adult whose feelings were hurt by such a thing. I am gay and I guess it hurt to be insulted by a younger gay man in the office, not to mention that it was a shock he said it to my face.

Yesterday, another coworker likewise basically called me ugly to my face in front of a bunch of people. The marriage of another coworker—a friend of mine for over 10 years—broke up, in small part because her jealous husband was bothered that we are friends. He believes that being gay is “a lifestyle choice” and didn’t trust that I am not after his wife.

Hearing this, another coworker laughed uproariously and said, “Hasn’t he MET [my name]? I mean, has he HEARD [my name]?”

I know I am pretty damned gay acting and sounding and I’m not the least bit self-conscious about it. That didn’t bother me. But she wasn’t done.

“No offense to [my name], but I’m surprised your husband thought he could be your type. I mean, remember how you went on and on about that hot guy in the gym? That VERY ATTRACTIVE guy? Nothing like...” [glances at me, laughs].

I am 40 years old now. I’m more emotionally resilient than I used to be, but still pretty self-conscious. It was like a punch in the gut and here it is 6:30 on Saturday morning and I woke up with this on my mind. It will haunt me that this 30 year-old woman decided to mock my appearance in an office kitchen full of people.

So my question to the mean people of The DL who delight in hurting other people is simply: Why? What is it about causing other people pain that so delights you? I have said things a few times in my life that have inadvertently hurt people’s feelings, and I’ve felt terrible about it and carried that terrible feeling with me afterward. Some people take joy in causing pain and harm to others, and I honestly cannot understand it and I am sincerely asking those of you who come here to say hurtful things what it is about doing that that satisfies you. I’m trying to understand.

I feel like shit today. I have plans for the day, but I don’t want to leave my apartment now—all I want to do is hibernate. I realize I am no uglier now than I was a week, a month or a year ago, but to be 40 years old, not 12, and have people laugh in my face and just lay it all out in front of me is painful in a deep way that I can’t just shake off.

MMPH... I couldn't care less about "The Amazing Race--Season 27". Viola Davis... you won, honey. SIT DOWN! I have no interest in identifying a model or discussing the nearly 50 year old movie; "Valley Of The Dolls". Jim Carrey, I'm sorry for your loss, but I couldn't care less... I like, "The Official Philadelphia Gay Bashing Thread", "Empire-Season 2" "Downton Abbey", and some others. I ADORE "Men Showing Affection To Each Other".

But... Jockstraps? Talking about jockstraps? Looking at HOT MEN and even women in jockstraps? NOW, you have my attention!!!

This thread is about jockstraps. Don't bring that other mess in here! It's a definitely Not Safe For Work (NSFW) thread, but I will respect others and not lead off with an image. Let's get to crackin' men!

The iconic deserts of Las Vegas, Nevada, have been coated in white for the past week. Snow fell early Thursday morning, to top the half an inch that fell on Wednesday.

Combined, this week's precipitation is the first measurable amount since the city got 3.6 inches in 2008, according to the National Weather Service. All morning, people in the area have been posting evidence of the surprise snow on social media.

Here's a roundup of some surprising photos of the Las Vegas snow from Instagram and Twitter.

In the Echo Canyon subdivision on Mt. Charleston, snowfall has surpassed an inch.

According to NBC News, "the weather closed down state route 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump" until snow plows were utilized.

ABC's Las Vegas news affiliate KTNV has been encouraging locals to send in their photos of the snow.

Snow flurries are blurring the views of otherwise dry streets.

A reported 2,600 people in Nevada were out of electricity, as of late Wednesday night.

Many people on Instagram are hashtagging #WinterInVegas or #VegasSnow to document the unbelievable weather.

A question for the eldergays among us: I came across a collection of Playgirl magazines at a flea market this weekend. They were ridiculously cheap, so I bought them. They are all dated in the late 70s-mid 80s and all the men in them had huge bushes. It didn’t matter if they were muscular or trim, also regardless of hair color or skin color. Was this considered sexy back then? Was it preferable to have a lot of pubic hair? Did anyone in that period ever manscape in any way? I was very surprised.

Meteorites catch our eye as they burst into stellar fire, and then they are gone as quickly as they appeared. The nightmarish Trump era has given us an endless parade of meteorite people, many of whom have published books. Some are friends of Trump, some are foes. All of them commanded headlines and all water cooler conversation for a week or more and then were never thought of again. Let’s try to name them all here. I’ll start with the most obvious losers, used up and spit out by Trump:

—Milo Yiannopoulos

—Sean Spicer

—Omarosa

—Ant’ny Scaramucci

—Comey

—Sessions

—Priebus

—Cohn

—Hope Hicks

—Tillerson

—Nick Ayers

—Stormy

—Avenatti

—Kathy Griffin

—Michael Wolff

—McMaster

—Roger Stone (currently a hot topic but will fade into public consciousness oblivion soon)

I hesitate to add Bannon and Gorka because both are no doubt being paid by Nazis to stir up Nazi shit quietly somewhere.

Who else belongs on the list? I’m thinking not just people who have been implicated in a scandal, but people who were at the center of one or who stirred up shit like Avenatti did, were named heroes, and faded into oblivion seemingly overnight.

Former CBS News foreign correspondent Lara Logan appeared on “Hannity” Wednesday evening to expand on her recent remarks characterizing the media as “mostly liberal.”

“It’s obvious, right, because you get targeted,” she said, explaining her earlier comments that she was committing “professional suicide” by criticizing the media. “It’s the same group of people, they’re already starting to target me again now and I was expecting it. I know they’re gonna come after me again. The same people come after you.”

Logan went on to detail precisely who she believes is targeting her.

“Michael Calderone, who was at the Huffington Post. I can literally give you the script now, I can tell you who the players are. Joe Hagan, Brian Stelter, it’s the same people all the time and they’re all saying the same things and they come after Cheryl Atkinson, they come after you, they come after me,” she said.

“If there are any independent voices out there, if there are any journalists that are not beating the same drum and giving the same talking points, then we pay the price.”

She accused her critics of engaging in smear tactics as opposed to attacking “the substance of what you’re saying.”

“They can’t go after the things that matter, so they smear you personally, they go after your integrity, they go after your reputation as a person and as a professional and they’ll stop at nothing,” she claimed.

Logan made her initial comments during a podcast interview with Breitbart’s Mike Ritland, implying a link between journalists’ registered political party and reporting bias.

“The media everywhere is mostly liberal. But in this country, 85% of journalists are registered Democrats. So that’s just a fact, right?” she said. She added that news organizations on “one side of the political spectrum” have a lot of “weight.”

“If they are all saying the same thing, the weight of that convinces you that it’s true,” she said. “You don’t question it because everyone is saying it.”

Logan’s “Hannity” comments come on the same day anchors at MSNBC and CNN, as well as prominent Democratic politicians, were found to have been targeted by a Maryland Coast Guard lieutenant after he was arrested on a firearms charge. CNN’s Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo and Van Jones and MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Chris Hayes and Ari Melber were among the media figures cited in a computer file that prosecutors believe was a list of public figures targeted for racially and politically motivated attacks. Prosecutors say they found a large cache of firearms and steroids in Hasson’s basement apartment, and that his Google searches included terms such as “what if Trump illegally impeached” and “best place in dc to see congress people.”

The Academy announced the performance by the band that's the subject of best picture nominee Bohemian Rhapsody, joined by Adam Lambert on vocals, on Twitter on Monday. "Is this real life? Is this just fantasy?" the account quoted from the band's song "Bohemian Rhapsody." The announcement included a compilation of clips that showed the band and current lead singer Lambert performing as Queen's hit "We Will Rock You" played.

The first poll published following the Lavalin story and Judy Wilson Raybould's resignation has the Conservatives 5 points ahead of the Liberal Party. There are still nine months until the election and this is one poll.

What do you all think? Is this a fluke? Can Trudeau get back in the lead?

They were either starving, freezing to death, dying of god only knows what weird diseases like anthrax, or being killed in accidents.

So why did they bother homesteading, farming, and establishing towns in the middle of nowhere? Wouldn't it have made more sense to stay in big cities or at least on the coasts where there was actual civilization? More of them would have survived and we'd have more vast wilderness remaining today if they hadn't insisted on settling in far-flung, remote, harsh areas.

(Reuters) - A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely accused him of racist acts and instigating a confrontation with a Native American activist in a January videotaped incident at the Lincoln Memorial.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kentucky by Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann, 16, seeks $250 million in damages, the amount that Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com and the world’s richest person, paid for the Post in 2013.

The lawsuit claims that the newspaper “wrongfully targeted and bullied” the teen to advance its bias against President Donald Trump because Sandmann is a white Catholic who wore a Make America Great Again souvenir cap on a school field trip to the March for Life anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 18.

I put all of my change into a jar. When I get about $70.00 worth I put it in a Ziplock bag. Then I go to CVS to buy all my staples. I go to the self checkout and use all the change. It takes me forever. I can feel the eyes burning their seething hatred into me from behind. It just makes it more enjoyable.

There are loads of misguided attempts at Beatles songs, but there are also some treasures.

I’ve always loved Bobbie Gentry’s Eleanor Rigby. It fits in perfectly with her own songwriting, which often focuses on character portraits and death, albeit from a more southern (and southern gothic) perspective.

I especially like the introduction of the jazzy organ as she begins singing about Father McKenzie at church.

After Roseanne‘s cancellation in the wake of a racist tweet by star Roseanne Barr, Charlie Sheen has an idea for a reboot to fill that nostalgia void.

The 52-year-old actor took to Twitter to say “good riddance” to the sitcom canned by ABC and tout a revival of his former show Two and a Half Men.

“adios Roseanne! good riddance. hashtag NOT Winning. the runway is now clear for OUR reboot,” he wrote on Tuesday, adding the hashtag #CharlieHarperReturns and a photo of a script.

Jon Cryer, Sheen’s costar on the long-running CBS comedy, retweeted the post with a message: “What could possibly go wrong?”

Two and a Half Men ran for 12 seasons from 2003 until 2015. However, Sheen’s contract was terminated in 2011 after the star entered a rehabilitation center and verbally attacked the show’s creator, Chuck Lorre, in a number of interviews. Ashton Kutcher stepped in for the remainder of the sitcom’s run as a new character.

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This former A+ list mostly television actor turned someone with permanent A list name recognition is pitching a reboot where people would actually get to watch him die in real life while his character does the same.

For instance you're at a friend's house and you notice that their son or daughter may exhibit some, what you assume to be, gay tendancies.%0D %0D Do you ever mention it to the parents or to anyone else? Or do you just let it play out on its own and not say anything.

​Luke Maye's a real interesting guy. We'd love to sit and talk to him after ​dropping 30 on Duke, too. That's awesome! On the road, too! The only reason to be cutting away from a Luke Maye shot at this point would be, I don't know, a guy disrobing in the background and clearly taking out ​his genitals. Good thing ESPN wasn't as quick-draw as the fly in question!

​​Yeah, that's...that's what that is.

No way to speculate about who it was -- and who would want to? -- but we're going to go ahead and leave you UNC's roster and you just make your own decisions.

Odds are it wasn't a forlorn Duke player in the wrong locker room still salty from the loss just trying to get his D some fresh air to breathe after that embarrassment.

Trump reacted Thursday to the news that Jussie Smollett has been charged with falsifying a police report about a racist and homophobic attack by men allegedly shouting “MAGA country!”

“What about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #MAGA” Trump tweeted, referring to his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

Smollett was taken into custody by police in Chicago early Thursday, three weeks after the “Empire” actor claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Smollett was charged with disorderly conduct for falsifying a police report, a Class 4 felony that is punishable for up to 3 years in prison.

He originally told police he was attacked by two masked men as he was leaving a Subway fast food restaurant near his apartment in Chicago around 2 a.m. on Jan. 29. Smollett, who is black and gay, initially said the men shouted racist and homophobic slurs, poured bleach on him and tied a rope around his neck.

Smollett claimed the alleged attackers yelled “MAGA country!”

Police later identified and questioned two “persons of interest” captured on surveillance video near the scene around the time of the alleged attack. The men, brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo, told police that Smollett paid them $3,500 to help orchestrate and stage the crime after he became upset that a threatening letter — addressed to him and sent to the Fox set where “Empire” is filmed — did not get enough attention.

The crude letter also had “MAGA” written on it. Police said Thursday that they believe Smollett sent the letter to himself.

“Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career,” Chicago Police superintendent Eddie Johnson said at a press conference. “This stunt was orchestrated by Smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary.”

Johnson was asked by reporters what he would consider justice in Smollett’s case.

“Absolute justice would be an apology to this city that he smeared, admitting what he did,” Johnson said.

Trump’s tweet was the first time he had weighed on the case since expressing shock when it was first reported. But his son Donald Trump Jr. and other conservative figures have been criticizing the media’s coverage of the Smollett case.

“Has anyone set the over-under on how long it will take Jussie Smollett and his Hollywood/Media enablers to find a way to blame ‘America’ and ‘society’ for his disreputable actions?” Trump Jr. tweeted Wednesday. “We all know it’s only a matter of time.”

Rachel just dedicated the hour to this topic, starting with Agnew, up to today.

The Constitution is silent on this. The Framers were unclear, apparently. There are no laws about it. There is really no precedence.

All the chatter recently has been that he cannot be prosecuted in office, but I think her point is that this should not be taken as written in stone.

Given the egregious crimes committed by Trump, I hope they pursue prosecution and let Trump fight it to the SCOTUS, if he wants. Let the court decide, if necessary. Don’t just give up without testing it.

So a guy I’ve been working with since about September has constantly turned me down. We stayed friendly and I know he’s done stuff with guys but every time I ask to hang out after work, it’s excuse after excuse. He’s hung out with other co-workers but not me. So fast forward now and I’d like to say I’m more “attractive” (thanks to weight loss) and he’s showing more interest in me. I’m wondering do I play the “ignore him game” or just cave and hang out with him.

Cyrus, 26, who dated women including Victoria’s Secret model Stella Maxwell during a break from Hemsworth, said she was redefining what sexuality and gender look like in a relationship.

“We’re redefining, to be f**king frank, what it looks like for someone that’s a queer person like myself to be in a hetero relationship,” she said. “What I preach is: People fall in love with people, not gender, not looks, not whatever. What I’m in love with exists on almost a spiritual level. It has nothing to do with sexuality … gender is a very small, almost irrelevant part of relationships.”

I read in Parade Magazine (don't judge, I was at my parents and read it in the local newspaper) anywhoo.... it said Ms. Bening claims to be 59. She has looked 59 for the last 10 years, is she fudging on her age?

That’s what my husband said. He was just at the last cal Petco & they said they’re ditch g Fancy Feast because of artificial ingredients. My cats won’t eat anything else. And they love these Fancy Feast Filets. I totally need them in order to get my diabetic cat to take her insulin shots

Roman Reigns, WWE's biggest active star and certainly its most polarizing performer, announced in a shocking statement Monday night that his real-life battle with leukemia will force him to step away from the ring effective immediately. The 33-year-old Reigns, real name is Joe Anoa'i, opened Monday's episode of Raw with the reveal that was anything but a storyline or predetermined moment.

WWE's universal champion said he was originally diagnosed back in 2008 at age 22. Though he quickly went into remission, he has been fighting the disease since. Reigns apologized to the Providence, Rhode Island, crowd for not being the workhorse and fighting champion his character aimed to be. He also announced he will relinquish the title effective immediately.

"That's all lies and it's a lie because the reality is my name is Joe and I've been living with leukemia for 11 years and unfortunately it's back," Anoa'i said. "Because the leukemia is back, I can't fulfill my role. I can't be that fighting champion and I'm going to have to relinquish the universal championship. I'm not going to lie, I'll take every prayer you can send my way but I'm not looking for sympathy, I'm not looking for you to feel bad for me because I have faith."

WWE ✔ @WWE .@WWERomanReigns has to relinquish the Universal Championship due to a battle with leukemia. #Raw

8:18 PM - Oct 22, 2018 13.7K 7,390 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Anoa'i, a former college football standout at Georgia Tech who has appeared in the last four main events at WrestleMania, made sure to let his fans know that Monday would not be his final day in a WWE ring as he delivered the solemn news dressed in street clothes.

"Sometimes life throws you a curveball and the best thing for me to do is to go home and focus on my health," Anoa'i said. "But I want to make one thing clear: By no means is this a retirement speech because after I'm done whupping leukemia's ass, I'm coming back home. And when I do, it's not going to be about titles and being on top, it's about a purpose.

"I'm coming back because I want to show you all at home and my family and my children and my wife that when life throws a curveball at me, I will choke up and I will swing for the fences every single time. I will beat this and I will be back so you will see me very, very soon."

Reigns was pulled from some WWE house shows over the weekend. Fans speculated that Reigns was injured, while industry reporters were told that the company had simply given its top star time off.

WWE released a statement shortly after the opening segment: "Tonight on Monday Night Raw, Roman Reigns (aka Joe Anoa'i) announced that he is relinquishing the WWE Universal Championship and taking a leave of absence from WWE as he once again fights leukemia, which had been in remission since late 2008. Reigns is taking his battle with leukemia public in an effort to raise awareness and funds for research in order to advance cures for the disease."

Anoa'i went on to call being diagnosed at age 22 before the disease went into remission "the hardest time in my life with a baby on the way and football being done with me." He then praised WWE for being the only team to give him a chance before doing the same to the crowd for helping him achieve his dream to become a professional wrestler.

"It didn't matter if you cheered me; it didn't matter if you booed me," Anoa'i said. "You always reacted to me and because of that I have to say thank you so much."

Following Reigns' announcement, Shield members Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose joined him atop the entrance ramp. Rollins (with tears in his eyes) and Ambrose stuck out their fists and Reigns joined them in a show of solidarity before the trio hugged.

Harry continues to thrive and was recently elected the youngest ever co chair of the prestigious Met Gala. His world tour was in the top 20 highest grossing of 2018 and he was recently described as a 'style icon' in culture magazine Medium. He's Gucci's darling and has starred in two huge campaigns for them this year. Currently writing and recording his second album in LA.

Niall's world tour did not go nearly as well. He tried to play venues the same size as Harry and put his tickets as a Groupon deal to ensure the places sold well, but most of them were a third to a half full. He had some mocking reviews calling him bland and derivative. Podgy Niall has been signed to top model agency Wilhelmina for a year now, but they have so far failed to secure him a single fashion campaign.

Louis is still Simon Cowell's blue eyed boy and is currently endearing himself to the British public as a judge on the XF. Most of his fans are Larries who are avidly anticipating his first album so they can scour it for homoerotic subtext.

Liam is presenting as increasingly desperate. He has now released seven singles and all but the first has flopped, including the ones on his EP. His label seem reluctant to let him tour or release a full album.

Zayn has also released five singles this year and none did well, with three failing to chart anywhere. His steadfast refusal to promo or sing live, or even pre recorded, has wrecked his once very promising solo career.

I am watching this film for the first time and she is absolutely LOVELY in this movie. Very pretty, soft spoken, poignant and all around TALENTED!

What happened? She’s still super talented but so over the top now! Watch “August Osage County” to see what I’m speaking of.

I loved her in this. Her tears always seemed genuine and not like she was acting ever, and she played well off Hoffman.

Her character was such a mess though. Was she just unhappy with the marriage? With herself? With it all? I felt for her but at the same time feel she shouldn’t have been given custody of Billy! That woman was a mess.

I have these crazy monster like footprints in the snow outside, and I cannot figure out what creature this could be.

They are each spaced about 3 feet apart and look like giant CLAWS. I cannot figure out what he fuck is out there!! It is NOT deer prints because I have those in the same area along with raccoon footprints.

They are so far apart and are shaped so strangely. I was wondering if it was a rabbit hopping through.

Continuing the antagonism and bitterness from the first BETO 2020 thread.

Some caveats before we get too far into this sequel: We Beto enthusiasts love Beto, but we are not above voting for someone else if he doesn’t run in the primary. We will vote for the Democratic candidate no matter who it is, in November 2020. We are committed to defeating Trump no matter what.

We are not a cult. We are nothing like Trump voters or the BernieOrBust-ers.

Anyone remember watching The Little Rascals when you were a kid? I didn't realize that they were all adults by the time I saw them in re-runs. I asked my mother to invite them to my birthday party. I liked so many of them, but I remember an early episode when Spanky was a cute little toddler running around with a hammer trying to hit a roach and found a hidden panel where his miserable father hid cash and he threw the money out the window. I also liked anything with Butch. He was my first gay crush.

When I first came out of the closet, I was emotionally vulnerable and desperate to believe there is actually something called the gay community to embrace me.

I went to Chelsea (NY) because that was gay-central.

I was utterly ignored--not buff, not gorgeous, not wearing the right clothes, etc., I was invisible to them. I got really depressed, thinking I was rejected by, not only the gay-hater but gays.

It took me a while to get over that funk despite continued rejection from Chelsea types.

Chelsea boys seem to be able to define gay beauty for the world. First it was buff. As they grew older and couldn't keep up the gym routines and eyebrow plucking, and suddenly bears with pot bellies became hot. Now, it's daddies as they've all gotten older.

Fast forward a decade or so, and so many of these same guys have facial wasting from AIDS. They hit on me all the time because they are desperate for the same kind of attention I wanted. They now see how hard rejection can be on the soul.

Another 600 posts for Chambo fans to discuss Chandler Massey, his pecs/implants and his NuAbs! He plays gay Will Horton on Days, who will finally have some kind of love scene for Valentine's Day! Will better be shirtless!

Trying to get back on his feet. (his long term relationship ended) He recently told me he had a gambling problem. (when I asked why he wasn't saving money and asking to borrow from me, when I wasn't charging him anything to stay here)

I kept my money hidden after that. (I thought I was being paranoid)

Today when he came in , he said 'You're probably going to throw me out.' You were sleeping and I took the money you had (around $ 250) in your envelope (the money that was hidden in a place I didn't imagine he'd even look). He tried to say he didn't want to wake me and would pay me back ...... did the whole 'I was ahead and then I started losing' thing.

I told him he had just gotten paid yesterday and that he knew that, had he woken me up, I wouldn't have given him the money. He didn't 'borrow', he 'stole'.

He's right .......... I asked him to leave immediately. He took a bunch of his stuff with him and I told him to call me and arrange to pick up the rest. Someone is changing the locks tomorrow.

I'm pissed, but I'm also heartbroken ........... I was nothing but nice and generous and it hurts that I can't trust him. He's obviously got an addiction and I feel badly. Throwing him out was a knee jerk reaction to what he told me. I hope he'll end up okay.

The It girl of the early 2000s, Keira Knightley, is now playing mom roles. Anne Hathaway is going the same way Current it girl Lily James is churning out movie after movie, striking while the iron is hot. In 5 years she'll be all but gone. Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock were able to survive in the business by turning their it girl careers into something else. But not many are this lucky.

Has anyone else watched this batshit crazy documentary on Netflix? Not only did this guy abduct and rape a teenage girl twice he was also fucking both her parents. I suspect the dad was a closeted Mormon gay.

"Norah O’Donnell positioned her eyebrows skeptically. 'You’re thirty-seven, you represent a town of a hundred and two thousand people—did I get that right? What qualifies you to be President of the United States?' Buttigieg, who has pale skin, thick brown hair, and a formal manner, gave a self-deprecating laugh. 'I know that I’m the youngest person in this conversation, but ....'"

Rents are so ridiculous in Manhattan and Brooklyn these days, I recently heard that there is a gay neighborhood developing in the Bronx somewhere. Can this be possible? Maybe the lesbians are tough enough to give it a try, but not the Chelsea wannabes.

Diane Baker plays a young naïve pregnant girl who is all dressed up and waiting for her rich wonderful man to take her to get married in his convertible sports car. . He picks her up and everything goes to hell while he speeds. He is not wonderful , they are not getting married and he's forcing her to get an abortion. Well, this is all upsetting to Diane . She doesn't want an abortion Robert Evans who plays the boy won't stop the car so she jumps out. She loses the baby but not all is lost. The doctor who is treating her is young and handsome and they fall in love...

Tramadol is a drug available under the brand name Ultram among many others. Basically, it is an opioid painkiller and this means that it is for treatment of a person’s pain be it of any degree or kind. It is also prescribed to treat the kind of pain which a person experiences for a long time, especially when other opioid drugs, also prescribed to treat a person’s pain, fail to work. It comes in three different forms of medication – as a tablet, capsule, and liquid. Also, the most important precaution that should be taken in case of intake of the drug is that it should be only taken by following the instructions mentioned in the prescription given along with it. Therefore, it is very important that you buy Tramadol online so that you can get a prescription.

[quote]A prominent North Shore psychiatrist is facing lawsuits from three female patients who say he lured them into degrading sexual relationships, including beatings, conversations about bondage, and, in one case, getting a tattoo of the doctor’s initials to show his “ownership” of her, according to court documents.

[quote]The women allege that Dr. Keith Ablow, an author who was a contributor to Fox News Network until 2017, abused his position while treating them for acute depression, leaving them unable to trust authority figures and plagued with feelings of shame and self-recrimination.

[quote]“He began to hit me when we engaged in sexual activities,” wrote one plaintiff, a New York woman, in a sworn affidavit filed with her lawsuit. “He would have me on my knees and begin to beat me with his hands on my breasts,” she wrote, “occasionally saying, ‘I own you,’ or ‘You are my slave.’”

My husband was just offered a wonderful position in Fort Worth. We presently live in Southern California and are pretty happy here except for the cost of living. What would Fort Worth be like for two ageing boys?

The Will & Grace revival is getting another very early renewal. With two episodes left to air from of its first season, NBC has ordered an 18-episode third season for fall 2019. That would be the multi-camera comedy’s 11th season overall, including its original eight-season run on NBC.

The network picked up the Will & Grace revival for a 13-episode second season in August, ahead of its September debut. That second season, slated for fall 2018, has now been expanded from 13 to 18 episodes with an order for five additional episodes. The announcement is being made tonight during the Will & Grace panel at PaleyFest. With today’s pickup of 23 more episodes — 5 in Season 2 and 18 in Season 3 — the revival’s episode total has climbed to 52.

The renewal extends Will & Grace‘s improbable comeback. It started with a surprise 10-minute election-themed mini-episode in fall 2016 that led to a 10-episode series order for a new season of the Emmy-winning comedy on NBC. That order was increased to 12 episodes in spring 2017 and to 16 in August the same year. The last two of the 16 episodes are slated to air March 29 and April 5.

The Will & Grace revival reunites original stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes. Because of how it came to be, I hear the quartet did not have long-term deals going into it. I hear they made new deals for Season 2 and now again for Season 3, netting sizable salary increases. (Their recent paychecks were reported to be $250,000 an episode.)

Along with the original cast, back are Will & Grace creators/executive producers Max Mutchnick and David Kohan as well as director/executive producer James Brurrows, joined by a number of the original series’ writers.

Will & Grace has been a commercial and critical success for NBC. It is anchoring the network’s new Must See TV Thursday lineup, Will & Grace is averaging a 3.1 adults 19-49 rating and 9.8 million viewers overall in Live+7. It is NBC’s top rated comedy series, improving its Thursday time slot by +48% versus NBC’s year-ago results for regular non-sports programming in 18-49. Will & Grace is NBC’s most-watched primetime comedy at this point in the season in eight years and has

Additionally, the revival has garnered critical praise, returning to awards consideration with major nominations after winning a slew of trophies during its original run. It also opened the door for other revivals of classic sitcoms with the original cast, including ABC’s Roseanne and CBS’ Murphy Brown.

“As far as I’m concerned, we can’t get enough of Will & Grace, and 23 more episodes is music to my ears,” NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt said. “We’re eternally grateful that Debra, Eric, Sean and Megan feel the same way and wanted to keep this good thing going. I’m overwhelmed by the euphoric response the new show has received from the press and the audience, and my hat is off to the unrivaled writing team of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, as well as the brilliant directing of Jimmy Burrows, for consistently delivering one of the best shows on television.”

The current first season of the Will & Grace revival has featured such guest stars as Jennifer Lopez, Alec Baldwin, Minnie Driver, Ben Platt, Molly Shannon, Jane Lynch and Andrew Rannells. Universal TV is the studio.

Will & Grace, which aired from 1998-2006 as one of the last tentpoles of NBC’s once-venerable Must See TV comedy lineup, has a great legacy: In addition to winning 16 Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2000, it is credited with paving the way for LGBT characters on TV, featuring the first openly gay lead characters on a primetime network series.

Just saw a commercial advising that a new season of the show starts 2/20. Already?

This series sure cycles quickly - the last one was, what, 3 months ago? They're trying something new to bring some freshness to this stale enterprise... players will be subjected to "the edge of extinction", whatever that means. I refuse to waste the energy to try to find out what this entails. All I did see that there will be at least 4 returning players. Yawn.

The Wall Street Journal reports that she's been flying on the Under Armour CEO's private jet, giving him advice and discussing his products on the air.

Oh and maybe fucking him. (They're both married to other people.)

[quote]Kevin Plank has cultivated a wide circle of celebrities since founding Under Armour Inc. more than two decades ago. As the company has grown from a small startup to a global force in athletic apparel, some have even accompanied the chief executive on the private jet he leases to Under Armour.

[quote]Often in recent years, said a number of current and former executives, he has turned to one in particular for business advice: MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle.

[quote]The billionaire and the television journalist have developed close ties in recent years, according to these executives and others familiar with the matter. Ms. Ruhle has traveled with Mr. Plank and Under Armour staff on his private jet, they said, and given the CEO her input on a range of business matters.

[quote]Ms. Ruhle’s involvement at the Baltimore company was unusual and problematic, these people said, and left employees unsure how to handle her feedback because many people believed she was romantically involved with Mr. Plank. Both Mr. Plank and Ms. Ruhle are married.

The trans are OUTRAGED and ANGRY over transphobic chocolate. Iconic NZ brand Whittakers have released a blue and pink colored block of chocolate with proceeds going to Plunket, a charity for newborn babies. It’s a play on the gender reveal parties as you do not know which color you get until the chocolate is opened.

Thank god the majority of commenters are calling out the ridiculous lunacy of the trans brigade.

Woody Allen says Amazon Studios got cold feet and backed out of a four-movie deal ... over the old molestation allegation about him and his daughter -- and now he wants MAJOR payback.

Woody filed a lawsuit Thursday against the studio for at least $68 million! In the suit, he says Amazon was all in, as of Aug. 2017, to distribute his movie, "A Rainy Day in New York" ... starring Selena Gomez and Timothee Chalamet.

Allen says the movie was shot, edited and ready for release -- but according to the suit, Amazon backed out in June 2018. He says he demanded an explanation, and the studio would only say it was due to "renewed allegations" and Woody's "controversial comments."

Even worse ... Woody says Amazon committed to distribute three other films as well, but backed out all of them.

He says Amazon never spelled it out for him, but in the suit Woody says he thinks it's related to a "25-year old, baseless allegation" he molested his and Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, Dylan.

Now the movie's sitting on a shelf, and Woody's suing Amazon for breach of contract and damages ... $68 mil worth.

Less than half of the songs have been chosen so far (and most of them sound awful) but there is plenty to discuss already:

Madonna is rumored to be performing in the Grand Final! Israelis caused an outrage by releasing the price of the tickets (the CHEAPEST ticket for the final will set you back nearly 300 €). Teenage opera queen Laura Bretan (of 'America's Got Talent' fame) failed to win the Romanian national contest after a video of her supporting the ban of gay marriage came to light.

But most importantly, Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is returning to the contest! He definitely has my vote.

It has to do with a husband (and, after all, some of us have them, too--and we have partners) telling too much to his sisters, who have now pushed in where they don't belong to try to control the wife.

They are destructive in the extreme, and for those who do read this tidbit, there's a great moment when the wife rips into one of the culprits, who must have been left with her jaw hanging open.

I love this columnist, but I can't tell if it's a man or a woman. Maybe that's deliberate, though. Anyway, see what you think about the advice--and also about the behavior of the husband, who gave away confidential information. Why don't people know enough to say nothing to nosy questions?

What will the fallout be? Does Trump get a big bump? More public support? Does the American short attention span kick in and everything continues as usual with Trump continuing his low 40s approval rating? What happens?

Browsing through real estate listings, I came across this little gem. It ticks off all my boxes. Masculine, quirky, simple but interesting. I'd tell the owner, pack your clothes and leave everything else. i'd venture a guess and say the owner is gay. What do the tasteful denizens of Datalounge think?

I know that Singer ultimately sought out Hardy and got him in XMen Apocalypse, but do you believe the rumors Hardy (born Ben Jones) let Singer get a go or two to confirm his casting?

I can’t help but find it odd that Hardy was then cast again by Singer in Bohemian Rhapsody, which is giving him incredible exposure all over the world. People who didn’t know he existed are looking him up and know his name now. Did Singer cast him because he felt he would be perfect for Roger or did Hardy use his ASSets to score this role again when Singer told him about it?

For a lot of gay and bi guys, myself included, this movie validated a lot of our formative years, which consisted of bromances that sometimes turned into romances but mostly, like the movie, turned into a one night drunken fling from which the friendship never recovered.

I've talked to a number of guys over the years about this, we were all in similar situations--closeted, masculine enough that we could pass, a friendship that got very intense very quickly ... and the lots of guilt and blaming ourselves in the immediate aftermath for "seducing" our friend and ruining the friendship, questioning whether there ever was a friendship or just a crush, wondering how we'd have reacted if our feelings were returned, the eventual, years-later realization that there was no "seduction" and that the other guy was just as curious, just as invested.

Those instances (there were three) happened in high school/college/right after college. But there have been a few times since where I could feel that sort of relationship starting, see all the signs and decided to pull back because I could see where it was heading.

Wondering if other have been in the same situation and what your thoughts/experiences were.

A neighbor of Rand Paul's, Rene Boucher, was charged with assault in the incident. Boucher said he became angry because Paul repeatedly placed debris near his property. He tackled Paul after the senator blew leaves onto Boucher's property.

Surgeons will treat an Hernia injury Rand Paul sustained when he was attacked at his home in late 2017

Despite Rand having his medical coverage covered by the Senate Health plan, Rand Paul wants his neighbor to pay out of his own pocket. Paul is suing Boucher for $4,000 in medical costs but the final amount he seeks could be updated and "will certainly include the hernia surgery," the senator said in court documents, according to the Courier-Journal.

His hernia procedure is likely to cost between $5,000 and $8,000, the Courier-Journal reported, citing court documents.

Despite having health coverage, Rand Paul wants his neighbor to pay for this as a matter of principle.

If so, what for? Can you believe Kevin Sessums is trying to pretend “someone” posted his old “publicity shots” and is selling them for 99 DOLLARS!! We all know it’s him, trying to scrounge up some coin. ARE THESE FROM HIS ALLEGED “TOILET PORN”? Anywhoo I find this all VERY UNSAVORY!!

Have you ever used hoodoo, santeria, or black magic to get protection from or revenge on an enemy? I went to a palo priest to protect me from a boss who had it out for me. She ended up losing all her friends at work, and then she developed health problems that forced her to quit.

Teresa Giudice has been seen spending time with a handsome younger man named Blake Schreck.

The reality star, whose husband Joe Giudice is in jail serving time for bankruptcy fraud, has been photographed holding hands with the former realtor in recent days.

It comes after rumors that Teresa, 46, wants to divorce her husband of 19 years if he is deported back to Italy following his jail term.

And it seems that Teresa is living like a single woman as the Real Housewives of New Jersey star spent a weekend in Miami hanging out with her hunky companion.

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Us Weekly reports that the duo were spotted together as far back as New Year's Eve, where Teresa was 'aggressively flirting' with Blake.

Teresa Giudice's lawyer insists she isn’t cheating on her husband. Over the weekend an onlooker told the magazine Teresa and Blake 'looked really into each other.' as they spent time chilling at the beach together, enjoying some of the Miami nightlife and shopping together.

'They've been dating a while,' a source told InTouch who obtained photos of the duo holding hands on a night out over Presidents Day weekend.

The pictures also showed Blake placing his hand on Teresa's lower back during the evening. Get stuck with Gorilla Glue. Holds anything or your money back. Other images saw the duo gazing at each other as they laid out on sun loungers together at the Delano South Beach. Blake lives in Totowa, New Jersey, just nine miles from Teresa's mansion. According to his LinkedIn page, he is now the Global Strategy & Business Development Manager at VectraCor.

Neighbor keeps letting her car out at all hours and it’s making me horny. I can't help leaving paw prints all over the car. What can I do to get my neighbor to stop tempting me like that? I was thinking about burning her house down, but now I'm having second thoughts. Advice?

Since the last few commenters were saying that the 80s dinner party was not authentic, let’s try a party that more people may have actually hosted. I am the Crystal Pepsi and Clearly Canadian drinks for our teetotalers. I go well with the frozen yogurt everyone is having for dessert.

I got why she was upset after the photoshoot, but she has a ton of support now, just had a supremely successful tour (she said she made 4 million dollars off it), has been on every late-night show, has used every opportunity to trash anyone who has ever crossed her, has got the cover of mags like THR to tell her side of the story and now has a film coming up at SXSW, which I am guessing will be another "takedown" of her enemies etc. So why is she still complaining? I follow her on twitter and she hasn't made a joke in years. Every tweet is angry, bitter, resentful. I get reacting to things, but why randomly bring up her beef with her neighbor THAT SHE ALREADY MADE A FUSS ABOUT LAST YEAR.

don't get me wrong, I have been a fan for a long time, but it's like ... enough. We get it.

The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada. She faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, also known as Sabrina Meng and Cathy Meng, was apprehended in Vancouver on December 1, according to Canadian Justice Department spokesman Ian McLeod. In addition to her role as CFO, Meng serves as deputy chairwoman of Huawei's board. She's the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei. Meng "is sought for extradition by the United States, and a bail hearing has been set for Friday," McLeod said in a statement, which was first reported by The Globe and Mail. McLeod said the Canadian Justice Department can't share details of the case. Meng was granted a publication ban after a judge agreed to bar both police and prosecutors from releasing information about the case. A Huawei spokesperson said Meng was detained by Canadian authorities on behalf of the United States when she was transferring flights in Canada. Huawei said she faces unspecified charges in the Eastern District of New York. The Wall Street Journal reported in April that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Huawei violated US sanctions on Iran. "The company has been provided very little information regarding the charges and is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Meng," the spokesperson said. "The company believes the Canadian and US legal systems will ultimately reach a just conclusion. Huawei complies with all applicable laws and regulations where it operates, including applicable export control and sanction laws and regulations of the UN, US and EU." The US Justice Department declined to comment Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Canada issued a statement urging the United States and Canada to "immediately correct the wrongdoing and restore the personal freedom of Ms. Meng Wanzhou." "We will closely follow the development of the issue and take all measures to resolutely protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens," the statement said. The Chinese company, which sells smartphones and telecommunications equipment around the world, has been facing increased scrutiny in the United States and other countries, where officials have warned of potential national security risks from using Huawei products. The United States is concerned that the Chinese government could be using Huawei's networking technology to spy on Americans. Senator Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, said Americans are "grateful" to Canadian authorities for arresting Meng. "Sometimes Chinese aggression is explicitly state-sponsored and sometimes it's laundered through many of Beijing's so-called 'private' sector entities that are in bed with Xi's communist party," he said. Senator Chris Van Hollen — a Democrat from Maryland — said Chinese telecommunications companies "represent a fundamental risk to American national security." "We need a comprehensive plan to hold the Chinese and their state-sponsored entities accountable for gross violations of the law and threats to our security," he said.

I would like to take a solo vacation but would prefer not want to be surrounded by kids and families. Urban hotels seem to fit the bill, but honestly I would like something more quiet and resort-like.... which almost inevitably means kids. I'm trying to stay within the USA just to cut down on travel time and expense - but I may be open to going elsewhere. I really liked Montreal a few years ago (had to go for work) but it's freezing there now & not the best option probably. I was there for a conference which used up 3-4 hotels so naturally there weren't many kids / families. I really just want to relax. I don't need to have access to museums and cultural monuments.

"Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, a stunning number of colleges and university yearbooks published images of blatant racism on campus, the USA TODAY Network found in a review of 900 publications at 120 schools across the country."

"At Cornell University in New York, three fraternity members are listed in the 1980 yearbook as “Ku,” “Klux” and “Klan.” For their 1971 yearbook picture, a dozen University of Virginia fraternity members, some armed, wore dark cloaks and hoods while peering up at a lynched mannequin in blackface. In one of the most striking images – from the 1981 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign yearbook – a black man is smiling and holding a beer while posing with three people in full KKK regalia."

"No politicians were identified by USA TODAY Network’s review, which focused on the same time period as Northam’s yearbook, in the era after sweeping civil rights reform. Few images had captions to provide names or context and people’s faces were often hidden behind hoods or blackface."

We aerosexuals followed the plight of a G4 that lost a wheel on takeoff from LAX, but imagine our surprise when the jet finally touched down in Ontario and out popped Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox!

I randomly caught this show a couple of weeks ago and laughed my ass throughout. The set-up is that there is a panel of 3 groups of 2 (hysterical) comediennes and they watch clips of two couples that are on blind dates. The watch bits of each dates as they progress and making comments. They are HYSTERICAL and genius. And some of the blind dates are gay couples and some of the panel are gays as well so it’s a great mix. It’s on the E channel. I can’t recommend it enough.

The board for self-confessed Actressexuals, gays obsessed with actresses. You can't find a more interesting place to discuss movies and legends than this. Where else can you get into a feud over Meryl Streep's filmography?

Let's talk the hottest - and bitchest- members too. Is Erik really that old? Why is Dirk a bitter queen? Is McTeague closeted?

I'm 60. Dealing with serious very serious prostate cancer. 4th of 5 children. Live on the Jersey shore. Really happily married to the man I've been with for 25 years. A leader in my chuch but I've spent the last 2 days in bed with a mild depression. Food issues but not fat. Probably drink too much. Eating chicken noodle soup for dinner. And I'm very happy most days.

Does anyone else here like straight softcore porn? As a gay teenager in the late 1990's, I watched a lot of daytime soap operas partly to see good looking shirtless men but enjoyed seeing so much more from Cinemax After Dark at night.

There used to be a great website with a database of actors and a lot of pictures. It must not be active any longer. Who are your favourite men of softcore? One of mine is Bobby Johnston.

A popular British musician has been reported to police after allegedly fondling a man in a hotel toilet - with the victim now planning on suing the male star, it has been reported.

The shock incident is said to have taken place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge, West London in 2009 as the victim exited a cubicle.

The pop star, who is reported to have been waiting outside, is alleged to have fondled the 26-year-old in an intimate area as he tried to button his trousers.

That's according to The Sun, which reports that the victim, who had met the star through a mutual friend and shrugged off the musician at the time, has now asked police to investigate, citing 'psychological trauma' from the incident.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed to the newspaper that it is investigating, after the victim - who worked in TV - came forward on October 5, 2018.

A spokesman said: 'A man contacted police to allege that he was sexually assaulted by another man in February, 2009 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, SW1.

'Officers from Westminster are investigating. There has been no arrest.'

The singer is reported to strongly deny the allegation, which a source claimed is 'a single matter.'

I can't decide between Finns and Austrians. No, actually I can - it's the Austrians, because at least with Finns it's not hard to pinpoint what it is that makes them so kooky. But it's harder to do that with the Austrians. I can't really put my finger on what it is that makes them weird, they just seem a bit off to me. It's almost like their tiny landlocked country exists in a parallel dimension of its own.

I am super intelligent, I have a bit of a temper, and I don’t suffer fools gladly! Step out of line, and I will put you in your place, whether you are an uppity chav cafe owner or a neo-Nazi, like the eight I single-handedly defeated yesterday when I saw them trying to beat a woman for wearing an “I’m with her” button. I'm chivalrous like that.

I’m also super charming. I stood on Bruckner Boulevard and with one fetching wink of my dusky eye, I caused 6 bus drivers to swoon and diverted 6 busloads of Rethug voters from the polls, winning the congressional seat for Ocasio-Cortez. You’re welcome. I’m thinking of making Brooklyn a second home.

Have you ever done this? In movies and tv shows I have seen characters fall asleep at the kitchen table while studying and then wake up the next morning with their head still peacefully laying on the table. Is this even possible? Have you ever done this? If I was that tired I would at least drop to the floor and spread out a bit.

They are going to pretend she never existed. It will be like that episode of "Family Matters" when the daughter, Judy Winslow, went up to her room and never came down again, and then her parents started claiming they only had 2 kids, not 3.

You know who I think seems genuinely like a nice person? Cher. Yes, she's got facial dysmorphia and needs to allow herself to a age a bit more gracefully, but from everything I pick up about her, she's actually a nice person.

"Since when has a bit of respect and humility become so hard to come by? What happened to decency? To speak ill of a great man in the wake of his death, to do so is a most repugnant act. It brings shame upon all of us. Glass houses everywhere. "

David Horowitz, the creator and host of the popular Fight Back! news segments and programs that went to bat for consumers, has died. He was 81.

Horowitz died Thursday in Los Angeles from complications related to dementia, a family spokesman announced.

A 15-time Emmy Award winner, Horowitz confronted companies and investigated defective products and false claims for everyday people. He spent two decades at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles before moving to KCBS-TV starting in 1993, and his syndicated Fight Back! With David Horowitz was on the air for 18 years in more than 60 markets.

Horowitz was the Today show's consumer correspondent for eight years, and he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson more than 40 times. One of Carson's recurring characters was "David Howitzer, Consumer Supporter," and that gained him a legion of fans.

Horowitz also appeared as himself on episodes of such shows as Silver Spoons, ALF, The Golden Girls and Saved by the Bell.

While live on the air during a KNBC 4 p.m. newscast in August 1987, Horowitz was taken hostage and forced to read a long letter by a deranged man who appeared to be wielding a loaded gun. He remained calm, and it turned out the gun was a toy replica.

One of her co-workers is gonna blow her head off on-air, I swear to Christ... and no one is gonna hold it against them. Bitch doesn't know when to shut up. All the interrupting, shouting, pounding on the desk, fake crying... First to finally say "No more!" is Ari Velshi, second, Katy Tur. Ruhle is more annoying than Mika Brzezinski!

I've been casually reviewing books I like to sort through my readings. I posted a four-star review of 'Call Me By Your Name,' and then a few days later, posted a review of another book. I noticed a comment on my previous review, a sort of drive-by swipe, citing me as stupid for liking it.

Then I checked that person's reviews and saw a bunch of vindictive hateful reviews of classics, and an adoring bunch of reviews for obscure titles. That person, and his friends, had hundreds of reviews, and comments, and interactions attacking other authors like tin ducks in a carnival shooting gallery. It's like a flock of professional trolls.

I also noticed a few of my not-so-favorite gay books being lauded by a lot of women as utterly fantastic! With animated gifs and all sorts of gushing praise.

Are any of you on there, and are you one of the 'nice' ones, or a nasty troll, as some here on DL behave?

She spent her life being dragged from one place to another. Charles couldn't farm or hold down a job. They endured poverty,disease,and starvation,at one point living in a dirt hovel like moles. Why didn't she just leave?

I am watching this film for the first time ever and I am shocked by how much I enjoy it! Not because I thought it would suck but because I know how overhyped some films can be.

It’s wonderful! The acting, the atmospheric tone, the music, all wonderful. I’m loving Dustin Hoffman, and he looks so hot in this, only... isn’t he too old to be playing a 20 year old Graduate? He was 30 when cast, and some 30 year olds look very young, and some 20 year olds older, but he looked his age. Why did they cast someone that looked his age (30) to play a 20 year old?!

I was browsing silicone-d dicks and scrotum inflation on Pornhub the other day and stumbled across a bunch of muscle-growth porn. Basically it's some guy getting bigger and bigger. For some reason I find this incredibly hot. There's a bunch of it, from animations like this to more realistic attempts to a completely bizarre, well-done 3D rendering of a guy having sex with a penis snake. And of course there's the muscle porn with real guys, where they pair huge bodybuilders with tiny guys who muscle worship them.

Please continue here. PS. I wrote male in the headline for a reason. I don't want this thread to be hijacked with lesbian characters. If the lesbians want to discuss that then they can start their own thread.

When I was in 3rd grade, I liked a boy named Stephen. Stephen liked a vile creature named Charlotte, who had a long braided ponytail that everyone thought was adorable. I didn’t.

Stephen never paid any attention to me, just Charlotte. She was nasty to me, and she smelled. One day, I stole my father’s cigarette lighter and brought it to school. I don’t know how I managed to do it without being noticed (I think it was during a math test, when everyone was distracted), but I took out the lighter and I set Charlotte’s ponytail afire.

Eventually there was a smell, Charlotte screamed, the teacher ran toward me and there was pandemonium. I don’t remember much else, but my parents were called.

They managed to convince the principal that I hadn’t meant any harm, but I was moved out of that class. I think the teacher might have insisted.

Many of you have/had relatives that lived through the Great Depression. What kind of stories did they tell? Did the Great Depression hit your family particularly hard? What little quirks/habits did they pass on that they used to survive this time that you still do today?

According to the guy who owns the site (who seems like a homophobic asswipe) none are gay, all of them are straight with the ability to be hetero-flexible. But law of averages says at least a few of them have to be gay, does anyone know which ones?

NEW: Exclusive: Trump admin. launches global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality in dozens of nations where it's still illegal to be gay, US officials tell @NBCNews , a bid aimed in part at denouncing Iran over its human rights record.

Michael Jackson's Estate has just sued HBO, claiming the network screwed them over after promising not to take shots at MJ which they did in the upcoming documentary, "Leaving Neverland" ... and the suit claims damages could exceed $100 million.

The Estate alleges HBO signed a contract that included a non-disparagement agreement with Jackson in 1992 when the network aired "Michael Jackson Live in Concert in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour."

In the contract, there was a non-disparagement provision, which includes this ... "HBO shall not make any disparaging remarks concerning Performer or any of his representatives, agents, or business practices or do any act that may harm or disparage or cause to lower in esteem the reputation or public image of performer."

I mean there is no end to this list. Not only are those movies iconic but also majority of them were huge blockbusters when they were released. No other actress, not even Bette or Liz Taylor or Julia Roberts has such distinction. But then again, they don't call Katharine Hepburn, the greatest cinematic legend ever for nothing.

He has never definitively come out but the bitch can work stilettos as well as any drag queen and lately has admitted to tossing lots of salads (after getting clarification that involved asses rather than pussies). and riding large things. Cute too!

Sometimes when I'm thinking about visiting a new city, but not sure where I want to go, I put a city into google maps, then drop and drag the little yellow man down somewhere at random within that area, and take a look around. Stupid, I know, but I'm very bored and indecisive right now.

We have lots of fun when we're actually together, but when he's gone, honestly, I don't even think about him. I just live my life, work, do my thing, etc. He travels for work occasionally and I realize I truly don't give a flip that he's gone. But, if you ask me if I love him, I think I do. We have a great time, good sex, lots of laughs, etc.

I have a few free hours in town and have seen the Met already, several times. Which one of the three I listed would you visit and why? I tend to like abstract expressionism, color field painting and modernist sculpture. Less interested in surrealism and pop art.

Instagram, which boasts roughly a billion users, is arguably the most visual social media platform, as its content is comprised of mostly photos and videos, with some memes sprinkled in. But for some users — particularly gay men, who have long dealt with social pressure to have a body that fits the "masculine ideal" — the image-centric platform has morphed from being a social network for friends to a sea of semi-nude “influencer” accounts.

These accounts, often dubbed “thirst traps,” typically feature scantily clad men with chiseled physiques hanging out on the beach or gay hot spots. They can have anywhere from 10,000 to a million followers, and they often post sponsored content where brands can promote their products. But this “eye candy” can have a negative consequence for some men who follow these accounts.

I was just a kid and I have lots of anecdotes and memories of my experiences with hippies, radicals and counterculturists. Most of them are fond memories. Finally I think they really had a big influence on my formative years, long after the movements had faded into obscurity, the legacy had seeped into my schools, teachers, towns where I lived, my food, music, art, etc.

Gay Welsh actor Luke Evans continues living his life complete with interesting roles, some modeling, an active social life, lots of travel and a Colombian bf named Victor. We continue to follow his amazing adventure called life.

Seberg was tipped into mental illness (and suicide) due to the dirty tricks of J. Edgar Hoover and his thugs, as well as the CIA. Kathy seems to be rendered crazy by the thuggery of Trump and his goons - and the Trumpsters (as well as by losing a sister to cancer and watching her beloved mother slide into Alzheimer's)

First that pathetic attempt to have " popular film" as a category. Then the Kevin Hart debacle. Proper vetting required. Then..Then the best song of the year had two seats left. And then having the courage of a sloth to announce that no one was hosting-sort like your dead Uncle Bert's funeral. Then some awards are losing air time. Now the cocksuckers have given into sound editing. Bette Davis ran it better in ten days. Who's running it now: Eric Trump?

I am visiting southern Germany in the fall: Frankfurt (for the Buchmesse), Nuremberg, and Mainz. What are these, and other, German cities like? I assume Berlin is like their New York, but I don't know much about the rest of Germany.

I speak a little German, if that makes a difference to one's experience in the country.

I've always loved portraits more than landscapes. I love looking at faces.

I invite you to post your favorite portrait. It can be of anyone, painted by any artist. A portrait you remember from childhood and stayed with you, a portrait you saw in an art gallery and became etched in your memory, a face you can relate to or that simply "moved" you.

One of my favorites is this self-portrait by Albrecht Durer. I remember thinking when I first saw it: " He must have been quite handsome for that time". Of course, since he painted this portrait, he could have made himself look a lot better than he actually was in real life.

Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after falling as his shoe breaks against Luke Maye #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) - (AP) -- Duke might have to figure out what the Zion Show will look like without its namesake.

And Zion Williamson could have some things of his own to consider, too.

All because of a freak injury to arguably the most exciting player in college basketball in the opening minute of the sport's fiercest rivalry, one that helped turn a widely anticipated matchup -- in front of yet another crowd of celebrities, this one including Spike Lee and former President Barack Obama -- into a blowout.

As his Nike shoe blew out, Williamson sprained his right knee on the first possession of what became top-ranked Duke's 88-72 loss to No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday night.

In the aftermath of that loss, coach Mike Krzyzewski wasn't ready to look ahead. He was still trying to process just how quickly everything deflated after the injury.

"I'd rather not talk about what we're going to do," Krzyzewski said. "I'd rather talk about what just happened. Because we're going to figure out what we're going to do. So I don't have that answer."

Krzyzewski says Williamson's knee is stable and the sprain is mild, but doesn't know how much time his star freshman will miss.

He doesn't have much time to find a replacement for the Atlantic Coast Conference's second-leading scorer and its most dynamic playmaker.

The Blue Devils (23-3, 11-2) play Saturday night at Syracuse -- which already knows how to beat a Duke team after it loses a key freshman to injury. The Orange beat No. 1 Duke last month in overtime after point guard Tre Jones injured a shoulder.

Williamson averages 22.4 points, but his impact goes well beyond scoring. He also grabs 9.2 rebounds and has blocked nearly two shots per game.

In his absence, North Carolina simply dominated the paint, outscoring the Blue Devils 62-28 there while also building a 46-41 rebounding advantage. The Tar Heels shot 51 percent -- 57 percent in the second half -- despite 2-for-20 shooting from 3-point range.

Recently, Henry Kissinger did an interview and said vary amazing things regarding President Trump. He starts with:

"Donald Trump is a phenomenon that foreign countries haven't seen before"!

The former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger gives us a new understanding of President Donald Trump's foreign policy and predicts its success:

"Liberals and all those who favor (Hillary) Clinton will never admit it. They will never admit that he is the one true leader. The man is doing changes like never before and does all of it for the sake of this nation's people. After eight years of tyranny, we finally see a difference."

Kissinger knows it and he continues with:

"Every country now has to consider two things:

One, their perception that the previous president, or the outgoing president, basically withdrew America from international politics, so that they had to make their own assessments of their necessities.

And secondly, that there is a new president who's asking a lot of unfamiliar questions. And because of the combination of the partial vacuum and the new questions, one could imagine that something remarkable and new emerges out of it."

Then Kissinger puts it bluntly:

"Trump puts America and its people first. This is why people love him and this is why he will remain in charge for so long. There is not a single thing wrong with him and people need to open their eyes." When he boasts that he has a "bigger red button" than Kim Jung Un does, he so transcends the mealy-mouthed rhetoric of the past, thereby forcing a new recognition of American power.

Trump is discarding the inhibitions and calling the bluff on North Korea's effrontery:

His point is that the contrast of American retreat under Obama and its new assertion of power under Trump creates a new dynamic that every one of our allies and of our enemies must consider. Our allies grew complacent with Obama's passivity and now are fearful due to Trump's activism. And they must balance the two in developing their policies:

They realize that the old assumptions, catalyzed by Bush 43's preoccupation with Iraq and Obama's refusal to lead are obsolete. So, Trump is forcing a new calculus with a new power behind American interests. Those — here and abroad — who rode the old apple cart worry about its being toppled.

But, as Kissinger so boldly stated:

"Trump is the one true leader in world affairs and he is forcing policy changes that put America first! "This is the most accurate statement of what the American Citizens who live outside of the swamp want and expect from their government.

I like the list of 13 things that I, as a senior American citizen, want. Trump is at least talking about issues that most Americans are concerned about.

My mantra about Trump is this:

Truthfully, We are in agreement with most of what he says. We are getting older and our tickers aren't what they used to be, but what matters is that he covers most of the 13 things we as seniors want, at least I do for sure

1. Hillary: held accountable for her previous wrongs!

2. Put "GOD" back in America!

3. Borders: Closed or tightly guarded!

4. Congress: On the same retirement & healthcare plans as everybody else.

How about all of the idiots like EMPIRE producer Brett Mahoney who foolishly supported lil Jussie Smollet, oh so eager to believe that evil white Trump supporters had attacked him while hurling racist and homophobic slurs, followed by a dousing of bleach and of course, a symbolic noose ?

“You are a millionaire funded by billionaires, that’s what you are.... You’re part of the problem,” Bregman tells Carlson in the video. Carlson can then be heard saying, “Moron... I want to say to you, why don’t you go fuck yourself ― you tiny brain.”

I’m OP of updates 1 to 1812. I’ve gone from enjoying creating the new threads to feeling an annoying sense of obligation to outright hostility to you nasty bitches for being too fucking lazy to open your damn update threads.

Following the publication of the story, a spokesperson for George's estate has since responded – and denied all claims in the report when approached by OK! Online.

"As you know we do not normally comment on private matters, whether true or false," the statement to OK! Online read, adding that: "the suggestion that George Michael’s death was suicide is simply wrong and impossible to reconcile with the findings of the Coroner, who after a thorough investigation concluded, that Mr Michael died of natural causes.

"As any informed reporter would know, if there were any doubt as to the Coroner’s conclusions as to the cause of George’s tragic death, he would have been obliged to hold a Public Inquest.

"He did not do so. These facts in our view speak for themselves."

The statement continued: "It is very distressing for the family and friends of Mr Michael who have already suffered the trauma of his untimely passing to still be faced with inaccurate and upsetting stories of this nature."

The most obvious one to me is the parent(s) died and someone else external to the family has to step in because "they promised", creating a fish out of water scenario. Gimme a Break, Diff Strokes, Punky Brewster, Love Sidney.

In just over the first four hours of his 2020 presidential campaign, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) had already raised money from 42,000 donors, a total that bested the number Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) had hit in the first full day of her campaign. The campaign estimated that Sanders had raised $1.2 million in three-and-a-half hours on Tuesday. The figure is another sign of the incredible money-raising prowess that Sanders brings to the race. Up to this point, Harris had been the most dynamic fundraiser among Democratic candidates in the race, having raised a whopping $1.5 million in 24 hours after declaring from more than 38,000 individual donors. That number, the Harris campaign noted at the time, had surpassed the number of individual donors for Sanders in his first day of running during his 2016 bid. Now, Sanders’ current campaign says they have already received contributions that beat both of those figures.

Concerning her husband leaving her. Apparently, my sister wasn’t supposed to tell me about it at all. I’m still glad it’s happening, although now my grandnieces have no chance of growing up to become ladies.

The older grandniece takes after my sister and is probably already a little slut like my sister was. When my sister was in high school, there was a rumor going around that she was having sex with EVERY boy on the football team. I wouldn’t have put it past her!

these two guys announced three months ago that Pena Nieto was getting divorced, and most people didn't believe them, now it seems that he and his wife are really separating and moving apart according to other sources I wonder if Verastegui has anything to do with this???!!! I hope so!!!!!!

Are there still any fans of Susan Sarandon left? Do people still enjoy her movies anymore? Was she ever considered a gay icon or did she ever have a gay following? Do you think she's taken any blame over the presidency of Donald Trump?

a button down, and a corset, Pleats Please pants, a Maryam Nassir Zadeh bag, and earrings by Alexa De La Cruz. I’m attracted to fabrics with rich textures, generally enjoy a pared back palette with a strong silhouette. I also like mixing that with small details of kitsch or pop. I’m definitely inspired by menswear, Alain Delon, Leonard Cohen but at the same time nothing feels as good as wearing something overly feminine, currently Princess Diana has left me feeling hungry for that. So I try to combine the two in a space that feel more natural, less constructed and cozy.

The media narrative is now that that they’re over thanks to him. Trump will never let them forget their modern day lynching quotes and rushes to judgements, not to mention being lawyers, scaring white voters.

[QUOTE]Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday that he was jumping into the 2020 race, putting to rest months of speculation over whether he’d seek the Democratic nomination after an unsuccessful bid in 2016.

On February 20, 1939 (exactly 80 years ago today), 20,000 Americans rallied in New York’s Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism – an event largely forgotten from American history. A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN, made entirely from archival footage filmed that night, transports audiences to this chilling gathering and shines a light on the power of demagoguery and anti-Semitism in the United States.

A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN was directed and edited by Marshall Curry and was supported and released by Field of Vision. The film was nominated for a 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short; it was also an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival and was part of a special screening and panel discussion at the New York Film Festival. It was released on 22 Alamo Theater screens across the country and at The IFC Center in NYC.

Born into the Battenburg family, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma was the father of Lady Pamela and her elder sister Lady Patricia, who was allowed to carry the Mountbatten title to her son in order to save the title from extinction. Louis has a ton of his own stories - many of them involving same-sex lovers. Who can blame anyone? He was royal, gorgeous and charming.

Lady Pamela still lives in she and David Hicks (her gay closeted deceased husband) former home and her daughter India, who was in Charles and Diana's wedding, has her own "lifestyle brand" and sells it on the internets, using stories from her mother and leaning on her lineage to sell product. I don't blame her one bit, and she's doing it fabulously.

Pornhub's latest roundup of insights from their trove of user data offers one conclusion: Gay America may not be eating what its porn studios are serving.

When asked to think of the Platonic ideal of a gay porn star, many picture the kinds of buff, vaguely collegiate guys that dominate studios. Like Sean Cody or Randy Blue. Guys on major sites like those tend to resemble a gaggle of (mostly) white Ken dolls who look like they just met up in the dining hall of Aryan University after ultimate frisbee and decided to rub their naughty parts together.

And that, at least studio heads seem to think, is what gay porn consumers want: mostly white, mostly hairless, mostly young bros. As a result, it's no secret there's a major racial disparity in the gay porn industry; according to one tally by porn industry blog Str8UpGayPorn (a NSFW link if there ever was one) just 2.8 percent of Sean Cody's lifetime roster of 1,024 models have been people of color. And though Sean Cody is the WalMart of gay porn, that studio is far from alone. Just like its dating apps, its media and its bars, the gay community's porn is pretty racist.

So why is black gay porn one of the most viewed categories on Pornhub, America's most popular porn emporium (empornium)? And why is it that, across the country, most guys are seeking out anything but your standard twink?

These insights are gleaned from, appropriately enough, the latest, gayest edition of Pornhub Insights, a regularly-released collection of data from the online porn juggernaut. According to Pornhub, in data exclusive to VICE, this year's most popular categories for gay content across the country are "black" and "straight guys." That's the same as it was last year. And a variety of other conclusions mined from the site's trove of user data may have you rethinking what you know about what gets gay dudes titillated.

It's well known that more gay porn is viewed in the South than anywhere else in the US, something this year's findings backed up yet again—Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia came in at numbers one, three and and four for states with most pageviews of Pornhub's gay content. But what's truly shocking are each state's most popular relative search terms, those that are disproportionately popular in certain areas of the country. For instance, "Mormon" is the most popular term in Utah and Idaho, where more Mormons live. "Cowboy" is most popular in Montana, where cowboy culture is alive and well. "Dominican" is most popular in New York, where almost half of the entire Dominican population in the US lives. "Asian" is most popular in California, which has the largest Asian population in the country. "Redneck" is the most popular term in Kentucky and West Virginia. I'm not making any assumptions about the people that live there, just stating a fact.

The trend seems to be that gay people aren't necessarily fantasizing about college-aged twinks—they're lusting after the kinds of people they see every day, whether that's guys who get on their knees to worship Joseph Smith, know how to ride a bucking bronco, or can neck a redneck. We all have crushes on our neighbors, no matter their color, creed, or culture they hail from.

You can draw your own conclusions about the people of Wisconsin, Michigan, South Dakota, and North Carolina, whose most popular search terms are "circle jerk," "BDSM," "furry" and "locker room," respectively.

About 10 years ago my then bf introduced me to a couple I thought were crazy about each other. I could have sworn there was no one happier. They had a commitment ceremony a year earlier and seemed inseparable. I recently ran into my ex and found out they split up last year, but not without a lot of shit going down first. Cheating, cruelty, lying, excessive drinking, jealousy and general misery, but virtually no one knew until they broke up much to the shock of their friends. Turns out the relationship I thought they had never existed. It really stunned me, I thought I was better judge of happiness.

Do you know someone’s “perfect” relationship that imploded and surprised you? Or even a bad relationship that seems to be going strong? Tell us, we won’t tell anyone.

'Short' is Mr Sebastian Kurz (in German "kurz" = short), Austrian chancellor, paying a visit to President Plump and sucking up to him. Don't fall for the 'shopped pics of him, Mr Short has got not so short ears, resulting in his Plump-like hairdo. His YUGE ears are the reason why he's being referred to as Dumbo.

(PHOTO)Michael Sanchez, (brother of Lauren Sanchez and involved with this Bezo mess and good friend of Roger Stone) Has Been Married to His Husband Since 2011 & Enjoys Playing Tennis. "The original Halloween bags created by my brilliant hubby @CaseyAshby! Happy Halloween!"

The CW announced Tuesday that they cast Rose to play Batwoman in an upcoming series that will feature the first lesbian superhero in a lead role, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The 32-year-old actor confirmed on Instagram, saying, "The Bat is out of the bag and I am beyond thrilled and honored."

"I’m also an emotional wreck.. because this is a childhood dream," she continued. "This is something I would have died to have seen on TV when I was a young member of the LGBT community who never felt represented on tv and felt alone and different. Thank you everyone.”

In 2015, after her breakout role playing Stella Carlin on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, Rose spoke out about identifying as gender fluid.

"Gender fluidity is not really feeling like you're at one end of the spectrum or the other," she told ELLE.com. "For the most part, I definitely don't identify as any gender. I'm not a guy; I don't really feel like a woman, but obviously I was born one. So, I'm somewhere in the middle, which – in my perfect imagination – is like having the best of both sexes. I have a lot of characteristics that would normally be present in a guy and then less that would be present in a woman. But then sometimes I'll put on a skirt – like today."

I am ready to give up. I cannot keep a job or find a single friend, and it has turned my lifetime of pain and loneliness into anger and bitterness. Former co-workers have bad-mouthed me to their colleagues, and cost me other jobs. This is after they said they would be references for me. This is not speculation; I know for sure, because the potential employers were friends in the same industry as them; and it is not 1 or 2, it is at least 5 (that I know of for sure) from completely different industries. Former friends ignore and avoid me until I give up and move on, and like co-workers, it isn't a few, it is all of them. This pattern of failure and isolation is torturing me, and I feel like I am cursed or hexed to fail repeatedly. My family is of no help whatsoever.

I know DL will question me, so here is my background. I have been to 3 different psychiatrists and psychotherapists (for a total of eight years; the current one, a psychiatrist, weekly for the last 6 years) and cycled through 6 different antidepressants. Each doctor insisted there is no personality disorder with me; that I have social anxiety and intimacy fears, and that I need to focus on the positive, keep trying and not give up.

I can't keep trying. I can't be positive when I have failed over and over again and see no change happening. I have asked for help; the help I need isn't coming from the ones I have asked.

Santeria poster, if you are here, please, I am desperate. I need to stop this pattern that is killing my soul. I am not worried about physically dying; it is my actual soul that is dying and I fear it will be lost forever. I need hope. I can't hope because things never change, and until things change I have no reason to hope, so I am asking for a reason to hope. You have mentioned in your posts how Santeria helped you through a very rough time and connected you with someone wonderful. I just want a good friend. 2 or 3 would be wonderful. I want to find and keep a job where I am not harassed or bullied, or become a magnet for an angry, toxic person. Or at least - I want to know WHAT I DID WRONG! If I could only know that - what I am doing wrong - that, in of itself, would likely turn my life around. I can't change behaviour until I recognize it.

If you could give me any advice - any prayer, ritual, anything to focus or meditate upon - or, if you know someone who could help me, please, it would make a world of difference to me. Please, I have exhausted every resource and don't know where else to turn.

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